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EPITAPH OF THE EARL OF LEICESTER by WALTER RALEIGH

First Line: HERE LIES THE NOBLE WARRIOR THAT NEVER BLUNTED SWORD
Last Line: HERE LIES THE LORD OF LEICESTER THAT ALL THE WORLD DID HATE.
Subject(s): DUDLEY, ROBERT. 1ST EARL OF LEICESTER;
Here lies the noble Warrior that never blunted sword;
Here lies the noble Courtier that never kept his word;
Here lies his Excellency that governed all the state;
Here lies the Lord of Leicester that all the world did hate.



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